Burglar who repeatedly threw himself through windows dies after fight with 86-year-old woman

Hamilton woman startled at home, fights burglar off with her cane

A tough-as-nails great-grandmother in Hamilton is in hospital following a burglary attempt on her home — but you should see the other guy.

According to the Hamilton Spectator, the 86-year-old woman (whose name has been withheld) was in her home at 11 p.m. Monday when a burglar broke her window and climbed through head-first. Upon seeing her, the 23-year-old would-be thief threatened her with a knife and cut her. She fought back and beat him with her cane.

Apparently unprepared for any resistance, the burglar then jumped head-first through the back window of the house, leaving bloody footprints as he ran off through the neighbourhood.

But he wasn’t done. Likely suffering from blood loss, he then smashed bodily into another home, choosing a window covered with a “black Playboy bunny flag,” as the Spectator explains. Breaking through, the burglar startled a 15-year-old boy and demanded car keys from his mother.

He then collapsed and later died. Police are withholding his name as well, at the request of his family.